Re: 1+1 - 1

Thomas Blackwell (tjca_at_hotmail.com)
Sat, 05 Dec 1998 08:26:51 PST

Isn't this just a synergistic example of "Co-pilot Syndrome" in which
one or more of the crew adopt a mindset that says "They know what they
are doing; everything is OK"? I don't think it's much of a stretch to
believe that if this syndrome can affect one individual in a crew, it
can affect ALL members in a crew.

>I am familiar with a recent incident. In the debrief, both crew members
>basically said, "I was not comfortable with the preceeding events but I
went
>along because the other guy said nothing." When asked what they would
have
>done based solely on their perceptions, each said, "I would have
abandoned
>the approach."
>
>In this case, the normal synergy of 1+1 did not equal 3 but, in fact,
it was
>1+1 <1.
>
>Where is the research and information on this and where are your
thoughts?
>
>Wiley
>
>

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